Baggage-carrier for automobiles.



.l. B. MARQUIS. BAGGAGE CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5- 1914.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

lT/VESSES 5 4 9 naeeaencanamn r03 AUTOMOBILES.

To all witomc't may concern:

Be it knownthat 1, draws B. Manoois, a citizen of the United States, residing Norwich, in i the county of Chenango and tate of New York, have invented certainx,

baggage carriers for automobiles in which on the tread board of an automobile removable bails are hinged to the tread board having straps mounted thereon capable of hold ing the baggage in firm position and it has for its object to provide a light, movable support for firmly. holding suit cases or other forms of packages upon the tread board of automobiles. I

With these objects in view my'invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims. Reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- I Figure 1 is a side view of my device mounted on the treadboard of an automobile containing baggage. Fig. 2 is an end view of my device. Fig.3 is an end view of I a modified form of mydevice mounted on the tread board of an automobile. Fig. 4 is a side view of a modified form of device. Fig. 5 is a part of a modified form of my device.

The same reference characters denote like parts in each of the several figures of the drawings. a

In carrying out my invention,I have an automobile body A having the usual foot or tread board B. In the upper face of the foot board B ,1 have mounted four eyelets 2. 2. 2. 2. I

To further carryout my invention 1 have the bails C. C, the arms of which project in hook formationat the points 3. 3 as shown in Fig. 2. Fastened to one ofthe bails C. G I have two or more buckle straps 4:. 4:. I

In a modified form of my device I have two bail frames C. C. The one is slightly smaller thanthe other so as to enable the one to pass inside of the other and mounted in the eyelets 2. 2.2. 21 have the hooks 5. 5 and 5. 5. In the lower side of the bail frames C and C I have the eyelet formation 6.

In a modified form of my device I have ing 1n combination two pairs of eyelets se the bail frames C'and C having on the Application filed December 5, 19M, Serial No. 875,596. r

7 Specification of Letters Patent. 5 Patfititgefll 12, 1%15:

lower side the eyeletl formation 6. .ltfounted on the bail frames C and C are the hooks 5. 5, the one hook sliding upon the bail frame; the other mounted in the eyelet 6.-

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, In the operation of my device having Fig. l and Fig. 2, I hook the ends of the bail frames 0 and C intothe eyelets 2. 2 and 2.2. Within these cross frames Iplace a suit case D or other-form of package. I

then draw the straps 4:.4 up over the suit case or other package and buckle them to the opposite bail G on the opposite side of the suit case; and thus draw the bail frames firmly up against the side of the package holding it in firm position. Orthe package D may be placed on end, as shown in Fig.

'3, and the straps l. 4 drawn over the pack-' ige and buckled to the opposite bail as be ore.

In themodified form of my device I. cross the bail frames C and C, the one within the other, and hook the books 5. 5. and 5. 5 mounted thereon within the eyelets 2. 2 and having placed the suit case or package D within the open or cross bail frames C. C I draw over the straps 4. at as before mounted on the one frame and buckle them to the opposite frame in the ordinary manner and draw the bail frames thus up against the side of the package and inthis manner the suit case or other package is held in firm position upon the tread board of the automobile. 1

When I wish'to remove the package 1 unbuckle the straps, open the bail frames, remove the package, release the bail frames from the eyelets in the one formand the .placed the one bail frame C in a cross posi- ,lDlOII within the. opposite bail frame C as in hooks from the eyelets in the other form,

1. A baggage carrier for automobiles hav ing in combination two pairs of eyelets secured to the running board of'the automol bile, a pair of bails so spaced apart as to receive an article of baggage between them, hooked connections'between the bails and the eyelets, and buckle straps connecting the two bails and passing over the article of baggage between the bails.

2. A baggage carrier for automobiles havtoured a "theimsfiisg board bf the automobile, a pair of crossed bails mounted in the eyelets and adaptedto receive an article of baggagebetween them; and buckle "straps 3. A baggage carrier for automobiles having in combination two-pairs-of eyelets se cured toa suitable support, a pair of crossed bails swingingly mou-ntedinthe' eyelets and adapted: to receive bet-Ween them an article o bagga e bne ef the bails being slightly smaller than the other so as to project there- 'through, and straps connecting the two bails and passing over the article of baggage.

a In testimony whereof I have aflixed'my signature in oresence of two Witnesses JAMES BMARQUIS.

Witnesses: v V A. JOYN'ER,

oojiesof this; patent'imayba obtained fiorvfiven'cen ts each, by addressing the :Gommissioner ofiratents, V w washingtomn c. v v 1 

